"Putin's war has already been a failure for Russia on many levels," William J. Burns, the CIA director, wrote in an opinion article for Foreign Affairs.
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    Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has crippled its economy and left it beholden to China, says CIA director William J. Burns.

    “Russia’s economy is suffering long-term setbacks, and the country is sealing its fate as China’s economic vassal,” Burns wrote in an opinion article for Foreign Affairs on Tuesday.

    But the ties between Russia and China have only deepened, with bilateral trade reaching a record $240 billion in 2023, per Chinese customs data.

    “At least 315,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded, two-thirds of Russia’s prewar tank inventory has been destroyed, and Putin’s vaunted decadeslong military modernization program has been hollowed out,” Burns wrote in his op-ed.

    Burns’ withering assessment of Putin and Russia was echoed by UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps earlier this month.

    “The world has turned its back on Russia, forcing Putin into the humiliation of going cap in hand to North Korea to keep his illegal invasion going,” Grant Shapps wrote in an X post on January 5.

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